1. One should remember that AJL is not the "association of Jewish librarians" - the "J" refers to subject matter of the library, not the librarians. Judaica librarians are not necessarily Jews (by any definition).
2. Judaica libraries rarely pose a problem, even those for whom abstaining from work on Shabbos is not part of their ideology. 3. While public libraries in particular often have a problem accomodating Sabbath observers, unless you are in an area where Sabbath observers are a considerable part of the population of users, and of job applicants, it is an issue of religious discrimination against any and all religious groups that observe a sabbath, not anti-semitism. Only in a place, such as Brooklyn, where there are many users and job applicants who are affected, might one consider if the real issue is prejudice - albeit more likely from secular Jews rather than Christians. Aaron Wolfe Kuperman Library of Congress, ABA USPL, Law Cataloging Section This is NOT an official communication from the Library of Congress. __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
